i3-7100E vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	905	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.91	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	12.08	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	34	29
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i3-7100E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	3 January 2017
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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